The transfer portal officially opens on Friday, and Arizona State will be one of the many teams searching for a new starting quarterback.
As it became clear Sam Leavitt and ASU were headed for a split, head coach Kenny Dillingham made it clear the program would “100%” look to the portal for a new starter, leaning on one of his motto’s for the program in the qualities he’d seek out.
“Guys that are smart, guys that are tough, guys that take care of the football and guys that are about the team,” Dillingham said on Dec. 16. “Smart, tough, the ball, the team.”
The big question is whether ASU would prefer a stopgap option or a longer term one, knowing Cam Dyer and Jake Fette will be waiting in the wings.
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To that point, there’s a good chance the Sun Devils go after two quarterbacks so if a backup has to go in, it’s someone who has some college playing experience already.
Dyer was expected to get his first college snaps in Wednesday’s Sun Bowl, but with how effectively Jeff Sims was playing and how close the contest was, there wasn’t an opportunity for the freshman. Fette joined the team for its practices upon arriving in El Paso, his hometown.
Without knowing exactly how ASU wants to move through this process, let’s take a look at some of the top options when it comes to starting signal-callers.
Quarterbacks expected to enter transfer portal
Rankings by On3/Rivals starting after Leavitt, who is their top transfer QB, and not counting North Texas transfer Drew Mestemaker, who is reportedly following his coach to Oklahoma State.
1. USF’s Byrum Brown
— 2025 stats: 3,158 passing yards (66.3%), 28 touchdowns and seven interceptions; 1,008 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on 175 carries (12 games)
2. TCU’s Josh Hoover
— 2025 stats: 3,472 passing yards (65.9%), 29 touchdowns and 13 interceptions (12 games)
3. Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola
— 2025 stats: 2,000 passing yards (72.4%), 18 touchdowns and six interceptions (nine games)
4. Cincinnati’s Brendan Sorsby
— 2025 stats: 2,800 passing yards (61.6%), 27 touchdowns and five interceptions; 580 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 100 carries (12 games)
5. Florida’s DJ Lagway
— 2025 stats: 2,264 passing yards (63.2%), 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions; 136 rushing yards and one touchdown on 71 carries (12 games)
6. Iowa State’s Rocco Becht
— 2025 stats: 2,584 passing yards (60.5%), 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions; 116 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 86 carries (12 games)
7. UNLV’s Anthony Colandrea
— 2025 stats: 3,459 passing yards (65.9%), 23 touchdowns and nine interceptions; 649 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on 127 carries (14 games)
8. Missouri’s Beau Pribula
— 2025 stats: 1,941 passing yards (67.4%), 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions; 297 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 95 carries (10 games)
9. Old Dominion’s Colton Joseph
— 2025 stats: 2,624 passing yards (59.7%), 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions; 1,007 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 158 carries (12 games)
10. Michigan State’s Aidan Chiles
— 2025 stats: 1,392 passing yards (63.1%), 10 touchdowns and three interceptions; 227 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 81 carries (nine games)
11. Harvard’s Jaden Craig
— 2025 stats: 2,869 passing yards (61.5%), 25 touchdowns and seven interceptions; 78 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 48 carries (11 games)
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